E Bola- Hat The Bugles Sports legal eagle says it is bad news and good news for Violinist Vanessa-Mae who has been banned from skiing for four years after results were manipulated to help her qualify for the Sochi Winter Olympics. An International Ski Federation (FIS) hearing panel found violations in the Thailand skiers results at an event in Slovenia. The British citizen, 36, qualified days before the deadline after competing in the hastily-staged races in January. Five officials involved in the event have also been banned by the FIS. The competitions in Slovenia were organised at the request of the management of the skier, through the Thai Olympic Committee. Competing as Vanessa Vanakorn, she went on to finish last of 67 competitors in the giant slalom at the Sochi Games, 50 seconds adrift of winner Tina Maze. FIS said in a statement: The hearing panel found to its comfortable satisfaction that the results of the four ladies giant slalom races that took place on 18 and 19 January at Krvavec were manipulated. Some of the findings of the FIS investigation: The results of two giant slalom races on 19 January included a competitor who was not present at, and did not participate in the Krvavec competitions. Another competitor was placed 2nd in one race despite the fact she fell. Her time is understood to have been adjusted afterwards by more than 10 seconds. A previously retired competitor with the best FIS points in the competition took part for the sole purpose of lowering the penalty to the benefit the participants in the races. The weather conditions were so bad that no regular race could be held and any comparable competition in Slovenia would have been cancelled according to the competition referee. However E Bola-Hat says the 4 year ban will not affect Vanessa’s attendance at the 2022 Sensational Satuk winter olympics where she is competing in the Rice downhill slalom! For the benefit of mr Yim gratuitous pics of Vanessa have been added.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 02:14:53 +0000
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